In the neutral city of Akoba, Chirico finds himself forced to fight a mecha gladiator match. His opponent: Neeva, a bizarre cyborg with a pathological hatred of former Votom pilots of the Red Shoulder unit.

Chirico and three former comrades from the elite "Red Shoulders" mecha unit conspire to take revenge on General Pailsen, their commander who once betrayed them. Meanwhile, Fyana has been put in charge of the new Ultimate Soldier, Ypsilon.

These short stories fill in the background of Yang Wenli prior to the Overture to a New War movie, and continue with the background of Reinhard and Kircheis where Gaiden 1 left off. In these stories, Yang becomes the Hero of El Facile and is given a research investigation of some delicacy, Reinhard's first assignment to a ship at Iserlohn, Reinhard deals with a formal duel among the politics of the nobles, Reinhard's secret mission into Free Planet territory, and the Third Tiamat Battle, wherein Reinhard earns the rank of General at the age of 19.

The meaningless fate of enormous amounts of life and iron... yes, this is war. This is Votoms. Does an immortal being--an ultimate soldier--exist? The answer may lie within the sweet temptation of the Pailsen Files, a mysterious research document. And now, this unparalleled stage is set...